City of Philadelphia Renews Its Free Program To Help Smokers Quit
Here's a gift you can give yourself for the holidays: quit smoking. And Philadelphia residents can get a free push in the right direction.
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Here's a gift you can give yourself for the holidays: quit smoking. And Philadelphia residents can get a free push in the right direction.
Taking aspirin several days before heart surgery could cut down on problems after the procedure.
St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne is the first hospital in the region to conduct clinical testing of a device to whirl out calcified plaque in coronary arteries.
In the almost six months since New Jersey began charging state and local government workers more for health care benefits, it turns out few have availed themselves of less expensive alternatives made available to them.
A cookie dough warning from Federal Health Officials. They say it can be dangerous if eaten raw. 3 On Your Side Health Reporter Stephanie Stahl is here with more on the safety alert.
Politics as the art of compromise was very evident in Philadelphia City Council with the apparent resolution of a dispute over a plan to require more lead paint testing in rental buildings.
Hot soup in the winter is especially nice on these cold and rainy nights. But there's a warning from doctors seeing patients in the emergency room because of mishaps with hot soup.
Have you ever found yourself in a situation where somebody yawns and then you yawn too? Or maybe you yawn and somebody says 'don't make me yawn'? Believe it or not there is a phenomenon.
Preventing breast cancer. A new report says women can make lifestyle changes to reduce their risk of getting the disease.
In a surprise move the nation's Health Secretary stopped Plan B, the morning-after pill, from being available to girls under the age of 17, without a prescription.
School officials at Father Judge High School were meeting on Wednesday with members of a company they've hired to see if they can determine what sickened between 150 and 200 people over the weekend.
According to a new study of over 1.5-million people living in southwestern Sweden, people who have diabetes or are obese are at greater risks of developing breast cancer.
You have until midnight tonight to sign up for a new Medicare plan that will take effect on January first.
Cosmetic treatments used to help people look younger are now being used to relieve foot pain. 3 On Your Side Health Reporter Stephanie Stahl has more on this new use for beauty injections.
A growing number of younger people are being diagnosed with gout, a painful foot condition that usually strikes older people.
